Display signs



APFii W57 L. N. EDWARDS 3,315,392

DISPLAY SIGNS Filed May 23, 1966 United States Patent 3,315,392 DISPLAYSIGNS Lindell N. Edwards, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to Commander BoardInternational, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Filed May23, 1966, Ser. No. 552,301

9 Claims. (Cl. 40-143) This invention relates to improvements in displaysigns. More particularly, this invention relates to improvements indisplay signs that are easily fabricated.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide animproved display sign that is easily fabricated.

The display sign provided by the present invention utilizes a panel witha number of openings therein; and those openings accommodate fastenersto which elongated supports can be secured. Those elongated supports canreleasably hold flexible clips at the rear faces of indicia, which areto be releasably held adjacent the panel and which are to constituteparts of the overall display sign. The fasteners can 'be mounted withinthe openings in the panel without any need of using tools; and theelongated supports can be secured to those fasteners without any need ofusing tools. As a result, the display sign provided by the presentinvention can be fabricated easily. It is, therefore, an object of thepresent invention to provide a display sign which utilizes a panel witha number of openings therein, to provide fasteners that can be readilydisposed within those openings, and to provide elon gated supports thatcan be readily assembled with those fasteners.

The elongated supports provided by the present invention have elongatedslots in the rear faces thereof, and those slots accommodate projectionson the fasteners. Those elongated slots will coact with thoseprojections to prevent accidental separation of those elongated supportsfrom those fasteners and from the panel, and also will preventaccidental separation of those fasteners from those elongated supportsand from the panel. It is, therefore, an object of the present inventionto provide elongated supports with elongated slots in the rear facesthereof that accommodate projections on fasteners.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention shouldbecome apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanyingdescription.

In the drawing and accompanying description, a preferred embodiment ofthe present invention is shown and escribed but it is to be understoodthat the drawing and accompanying description are for the purpose ofillus tration only and do not limit the the invention will be defined bythe appended claims.

In the drawing,

FIG. 1. is a partially-sectioned, brokenaway, front elevational view ofone preferred embodiment of display sign that is made in accordance withthe principles and teachings of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, through part of thedisplay sign shown in FIG. 1, and it is taken along the plane indicatedby the line 22 in FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a sectional view, on a still larger scale, through part of thedisplay sign shown in FIG. 1, and it is taken along the plane indicatedby the line 3-3 in FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a further sectional view, on the scale of FIG. 3, through partof the display sign shown in FIG. 1, and it is taken along the planeindicated 'by the line 44 in FIG. 1,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view, on a still larger scale, of the fastenershown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view, on the scale of FIG. 5, of the fastenershown in FIG. 4.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 20 invention and thatgenerally denotes a display board which is part of one preferredembodiment of display sign that is made in accordance with theprinciples and teachings of the present invention. That display board 20includes a perforated panel 22 which has a large number of holes 24therein. Those holes are preferably arranged in vertically-directed andhorizontally-directed rows. One material which can be used in making theperforated panel 22 is commercially available and is known as peg board.A frame 26-, which may consist of elongated members with slots in theinner edges thereof telescoping over the edges of the perforated panel22, can be used to reinforce and strengthen that panel. Where thedisplay board 26' is small and where a functional appearance is desiredfor that display board, the frame 26 will not be used.

The numeral 28 denotes a fastener which has a knurled cylindricalportion 30, has a larger diameter rear portion 32, and has an annulargroove 34 intermediate the knurled cylindrical portion and the outer endthereof. The knurled cylindrical portion 30 has an axial dimension whichis closely comparable to the thickness of the perforated panel 22. Thismeans that when the fastener 28 has had the outer end thereof and theannular groove 34 thereof telescoped forwardly through an opening 24 inthe perforated panel 22, the larger diameter rear portion 32 of thatfastener will abut the rear face of that perforated panel and willprevent further forward movement of that fastener relative to thatpanel.

The numeral 36 generally denotes an elongated support which is T-shapedin cross section; and that support is preferably made as an extrusion.That support will preferably be made from a weather-resistant andsunresistant material; and, while various metals could be used in makingthe support 36, a light-weight inexpensive plastic has been found to beuseful. The outer end of the stern of the T-shaped support 36 has acylindrical portion 38 thereon. The cross arm of the T-shaped support 36has an elongated recess 40 therein; and that recess is dimensioned toaccommodate the outer end of the fastener 28. An elongated slot 41 inthe cross arm of the T-shaped support communicates with the recess 44and that slot is narrower than the diameter of the outer end of thefastener 28. The portions of the cross arm of the T-shaped support 36which define the slot 41 will extend into the annular groove 34intermediate that outer end and the knurled cylindrical portion 30 ofthe fastener 28; and those portions will prevent accidental separationof that support from that fastener.

To assemble the T-shaped support 36 with the perforated panel 22, two ormore fasteners 28 will have the outer ends thereof and the annulargrooves 34 thereof pressed forwardly through openings 24 in that paneluntil the larger diameter rear portions 32 thereof abut the rear face ofthat panel. Those fasteners can be disposed on the panel 22 to define ahorizontal line, a vertical line, or a line, that is inclined to thehorizontal at any one of a number of desired angles. No tools are neededto press those fasteners into position within the openings 24 in theperforated panel 22. However, once those fasteners have been pressedinto position within the openings 24 in the perforated panel 22, theengagements between the knurled cylindrical portions 30 of thosefasteners and the portions of the panel 22 which define the openings 24will prevent accidental separation of those fasteners from that panel.

Once the fasteners 28 have been pressed into the position indicated byFIG. 3, one end of a T-shaped support 36 can be set adjacent the outerend of one of those fasteners so the slot 41 in the cross arm of thatsupport is in register with the annular groove 34 in that one fastener.Thereafter, the recess in the cross arm of that T-shaped support can betelescoped over the outer end of that one fastener so the portions ofthe cross arm of that support, which define the slot 41, will extendinto the annular recess 34 of that one fastener. The said one end ofthat T-shaped support will then be directed toward the next fastener 28;and that end of that support will be guided so the recess 40 thereinwill telescope over the outer end of that next fastener and so theportions of the cross arm of that support which define the slot 41 inthat support will extend into the annular recess 34 of that nextfastener. That T-shaped support will continue to be telescoped relativeto those, and to any further fasteners 28 which are to be used to helphold that support, until that support has reached its desired positionrelative to the perforated panel 22.

At such time, the fasteners 28 will be held against movement forwardlyof the perforated panel 22 by the larger diameter portions 32 thereofwhich engage the rear face of that panel. Those fasteners will be heldagainst movement rearwardly of that panel by the engagements between theouter ends of those fasteners and the portions of the cross arm of theT-shaped support 36 which define the slot 41. As a result, the fasteners28 and the T-shaped support 36 will constitute mutually supportingmembers that will hold themselves in assembled relation with theperforated panel 22.

The T-shaped support 36 will releasably receive resilient clips 44 ofone or more indicia 42. While just one indicia 42 is shown in FIGS. 2and 3, many indicia of different sizes and configurations can have theresilient clips 44 thereof releasably secured to the cylindrical portion38 at the outer end of the stem of that T-shaped support.

Each of the resilient clips 44 has arcuate fingers 45 at the free endthereof, and tips 48 are provided at the free ends of those fingers.Some of the fingers 46 are bent to overlie the upper surface of thecylindrical portion 3-8 at the outer end of the stem of the T-shapedsupport 36, While other of the fingers 46 are bent to under-lie thelower surface of that cylindrical portion, as shown particularly by theFIG. 3. The tips 48 on the fingers 46 are bent outwardly and away fromthose fingers, as shown by FIG. 3; and those tips perform dualfunctions. First, those tips help separate the fingers 4e as theresilient clips 44 are moved into assembled relation with thecylindrical portion 38 at the outer end of the stern of the T-shapedsupport 36-. Second, those tips serve to limit rotation of the resilientclips 44, and hence of the indicia 42, about the axis of the cylindricalportion 38 at the outer end of the stern of the T-shaped support 36.This limit on the rotation of these clips is desirable; because if theinstaller of an indicia 42 were to release his grip upon that indicia,after he had secured 'just the clips adjacent the upper or the lowerportion of that indicia to a T-shaped strip 36, the tips 48 of some ofthe fingers 46 on those resilient clips could engage the planar portionsof the stem of that T-shaped support and halt further rotation of thatindicia relative to that support.

Where fasteners 28 are used with the display board 20, each of thesefasteners can help hold only one elongated T-shaped support 36. Where itis desirable for each fastener to help hold two elongated supports 36,the fastener 52 will be used. As shown particularly by FIGS. 4 and 6',the fastener 52 has a knurled cylindrical portion 54 at the centerthereof, and has annular grooves 56 and 58 intermediate that knurledcylindrical portion and the front and rear outer ends thereof. The frontand rear outer ends of the fastener 52 are dimensioned to telescopethrough openings 24 in the perforated panel 22; and those front and rearouter endsare dimensioned to fit within the recesses 40 in the crossarms of T-shaped supports 36. Furthermore, the annular grooves 56 and 58in the fasteners 52 are dimensioned to accommodate those portions of theT-shaped support 36 which define the slot 41 in that support.

In using the fastener 52, that fastener will have the rear outer endthereof pressed rearwardly through an opening 24 in the perforated panel22 until the axial midpoint of the cylindrical portion 54 isapproximately midway between the front and rear faces of that perforatedpanel. That insertion can easily be made without any need of tools. Oncethe fastener 52 has been so inserted, the annular groove 56 will bedisposed forwardly of the front face of the perforated panel 22 and theannular groove 58 will be disposed rearwardly of the rear face of thatpanel; as shown particularly by FIG. 4. Thereafter, the ends ofelongated T-shaped supports 36 will set adjacent that fastener; and theslot 40 in one of those support will be telescoped into holdingengagement with the front outer end of that fastener 52 while the slot40 in another of those supports will *be telescoped into holdingengagement with the rear outer end of that fastener. Those T- shapedsupports will then be telescoped along the front and rear faces,respectively, of the display board 20 until the recesses 40 thereofextend over and confine the front and rear outer ends of other fasteners52 which are intended to help hold those T-shaped supports. At suchtime, the various fasteners 52 and'the T-shaped supports 36 will bemutually supporting, and will coact with the display board 20 to preventaccidental separation thereof from that display board. The cylindricalportions 38 at the outer ends of the stems of the T-shaped supports 36can then accommodate the fingers 46 of resilient strips 44 on indicia42, as shown particularly -by FIG. 4. Those indicia can be disposed atboth the front and rear faces of the display board 20 to provide anattractive display sign which can be viewed from both the front and rearthereof.

If it ever becomes desirable to change the orientations or positions ofthe T-shaped supports 36, it is only necessary to telescope thoseT-shaped supports out of engagement with the fasteners 28 or 52 and thenre-locate those fasteners in other openings 24 in the perforated panel22. Thereafter, the elongated T-shaped supports 36, or further elongatedT-shaped supports 36, can be set in assembled relation with thefasteners 28 and 52.

Whereas the drawing and accompanying description have shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment of the present invention it should beapparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made inthe form of the invention without affecting the scope thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openmgs,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that projectsoutwardly in rigid and unyielding fashion beyond the edge of theopening, in said panel, in which said fastener is disposed and thatcoacts with said panel to resist movement of said fastener forwardlythrough said opening in said panel,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel and that is dimensionedtopass forwardly through said opening in said panel,

(f) a support that is selectively securable to or separable from thefirst said and said second fasteners and that has a portion thereofwhich is adapted to releasably receive a resilient clip that is securedto an indicia to releasably secure said indicia to said support,

(g) said support being too large to pass through the first said or saidother opening and being dimensioned to span the distance between thefirst said and said other openings in said panel, and

(h) interacting surfaces on said support and on said further portions ofsaid fasteners that releasably engage each other and that enable saidsupport to resist movement of said fasteners rearwardly through saidopenings, in said panel, in which said fasteners are disposed wheneverthey are in engagement with each other,

(i) whereby the first said and said second fasteners can be passedforwardly through said one opening and said other opening until saidfurther portions thereof are disposed forwardly of said panel and saidinteracting surfaces can be moved into engagement with each other sosaid support and said fasteners can coact with said panel to constitutemutually-interlocking elements that can remain in assembled relationwith each other despite the application to said support and fasteners ofrearwardly-directed and forwardly-directed forces as said resilient clipis releasably secured to and separated from said support.

2. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(-b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openmgs,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that is disposedrearwardly of the rear of said panel, (e) each of said fasteners havinga further portion thereof that is disposed forwardly of the front ofsaid panel,

(f) one of said portions of each of said fasteners being dimensioned tofit within an opening in said panel, whereby each of said fasteners canbe introduced into and passed at least part way through said opening,

(g) a support that is selectively securable to or separable from thefirst said and said second fasteners and that has a portion thereofwhich is adapted to releasably receive a resilient clip that is securedto an indicia to releasably secure said indicia to said support,

(h) a second support that is selectively securable to or separable fromthe first said and said second fasteners and that has a portion thereofwhich is adapted to releasably receive a further resilient clip that issecured to a further indicia to releasably secure said further indiciato said second support,

(i) said support being too large to pass through the first said or saidother opening and being dimensioned to span the distance between thefirst said and said other openings in said panel,

(j) said second support being too large to pass through the first saidor said other opening and being dimensioned to span the distance betweenthe first said and said other openings in said panel,

(k) interacting surfaces on the first said support and On the first saidportions of said fasteners that releasably engage each other and thatenable the first said su port to resist movement of said fastenersforwardly through said openings, in said panel, in which said fastenersare disposed whenever they are in engagement with each other, and

(1) further interacting surfaces on said second support and on saidfurther portions of said fasteners that releasably engage each other andthat enable said second support to resist movement of said fastenersrearwardly through said openings, in said panel, in which said fastenersare disposed whenever they are in engagement with each other,

(In) whereby the first said and said second fasteners can be set withinsaid one and said further openings until the first said portions thereofare disposed rearwardly of said panel while said further portionsthereof are disposed forwardly of said panel and said interactingsurfaces on the first said support and on the first said portions ofsaid fasteners and said interacting surfaces on said second support andon said further portions of said fasteners can be moved into engagementwith each other so the first said and said second supports and saidfasteners can coact with said panel to constitute mutually-interlockingelements that can remain in assembled relation with each other despitethe application to said supports and fasteners of rearwardly-directedand forwardly-directed forces as the first said and said furtherresilient clips are releasably secured to and separated from saidsupports,

(11) said supports overlying and concealing said fasteners whenever saidsupports are assembled with said fasteners.

3. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel,

(b) a support mounted on said panel,

(c) an indicia, and

(d) a resilient clip that is secured to said indicia and that isreleasably securable to said support,

(e) said support having a stern and having a cylindrical portion at theouter end of said stern,

(f) said resilient clip having at least one finger that overlies saidcylindrical portion at the outer end of said stem,

(g) said resilient clip having at least one finger that underlies saidcylindrical portion at the outer end of said stem,

(h) said fingers of said resilient clip having tips that can respond torotation of said indicia relative to said cylindrical portion at theouter end of said stem to engage said stern and thereby halt furtherrotation of said indicia relative to said cylindrical portion at theouter end of said stern.

4. A display sign as claimed in claim 3 wherein said tips are short andare bent outwardly from said fingers.

5'. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said open- 1ngs,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that coacts withsaid panel to resist movement of said fastener forwardly through theopening, in said panel, in which said fastener is disposed,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel,

(f) a support that has a portion thereof which is adapted to releasablyreceive a resilient clip that is secured to an indicia to releasablysecure said indicia to said support, and

(g) interacting surfaces on said support and on said further portions ofsaid fasteners that engage each other and that resist movement of saidfasteners rearwardly through said openings, in said panel, in which saidfasteners are disposed,

(h) whereby said support and said fasteners coact with said panel toconstitute mutually-interlocking elements that can remain in assembledrelation with each other despite the application to said support andfasteners of rearwardly-directed and forwardlydirected forces as saidresilient clip is releasably secured to and separated from said support,

(i) the first said portions of said fasteners being radially-extendingflanges adjacent the rear faces of said fasteners,

(j) said further portions of said fasteners having annular groovestherein, and

(k) said support having a slot in the rear face thereof to accommodatesaid further portions of said fasteners.

6. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openings,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that coacts withsaid panel to resist movement of said fastener forwardly through theopening, in said panel, in which said fastener is disposed,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel,

(f) a support that has a portion thereof which is adapted to releasablyreceive a resilient clip that is secured to an indicia to releasablysecure said indicia to said support, and

(g) interacting surfaces on said support and on said further portions ofsaid fasteners that engage each other and that resist movement of saidfasteners rearwardly through said openings, in said panel, in which saidfasteners are disposed,

(h) whereby said support and said fasteners coact with said panel toconstitute mutually-interlocking elements that can remain in assembledrelation with each other despite the application to said support andfasteners of rearwardly-directed and forwardly-directed forces as saidresilient clip is releasably secured to and separated from said support,

(i) said fasteners having body portions intermediate the first said andsaid further portions,

(j) said body portions having surfaces thereon that penetrate theopening-defining surfaces of said panel to help hold said fasteners inassembled relation with said panel.

7. A display sign which comprises: 7

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openmgs,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,7 (d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that coacts withsaid panel to resist movement of said fastener forwardly through theopening, in said panel,

in which said fastener is disposed,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel,

(f) a support that has a portion thereof which is adapted to releasablyreceive a resilient clip that is secured to an indicia to releasablysecure said indicia to said support, and

(g) interacting surfaces on said support and on said further portions ofsaid fasteners that engage'each other and that resist movement of saidfasteners rearwardly through said openings, in said panel, in which saidfasteners are disposed,

(h) whereby said support and said fasteners coact with said panel toconstitute mutually-interlocking elements that can remain in assembledrelation with each other despite the application to said support andfasteners of rearwardly-directed and forwardly-directed forces as saidresilient clip is releasably secured to and separated from said support,

(i) said further portions of said fasteners having annular groovestherein,

(i) said support having spaced-apart edges in the rear face thereofwhich define a slot,

(k) said spaced-apart edges extending into said annular grooves,

(1) said spaced-apart edges and the groove-defining faces of saidfurther portions constituting said inter- V acting surfaces.

8. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openings,

(c) a second fastener that is disposed within another of said openings,7

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that is disposedrearwardly of the rear of said panel,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel,

(f) a support that has a portion thereof which is adapted to releasablyreceive a resilient clip that is secured to an indicia to releasablysecure said indicia to said support,

(g) a second support that has a portion thereof which is adapted toreleasably receive a further resilient clip that is secured to a furtherindicia to releasably secure said further indicia to said secondsupport,

(-h) interacting surfaces on the first said support and on the firstsaid portions of said fasteners that engage each other and that resistmovement of said fasteners forwardly through said openings, in saidpanel, in which said fasteners are disposed, and

(i) further interacting surfaces on said second support and on saidfurther portions of said fasteners that engage each other and thatresist movement of said fasteners rearwardly through said openings, insaid panel, in which said fasteners are disposed,

(j) whereby the first said and said second supports and said fastenerscoact with said panel to constitute mutually-interlocking elements thatcan remain in assembled relation with each other despite the applicationto said supports and fasteners of rearwardlydirected andforwardly-directed forces as the first said and said further resilientclips are releasably secured to and separated from said supports,

(k) the first said portions and said further portions of said fastenershaving annular grooves therein,

(1) said supports having slots therein to accommodate the first saidportions and said further portions of said fasteners.

9. A display sign which comprises:

(a) a panel that has a plurality of openings therein,

(b) a fastener that is disposed within one of said openings,

(c) a second fastener that is disposedwithin another of said openings,

(d) each of said fasteners having a portion thereof that is disposedrearwardly of the rear of said panel,

(e) each of said fasteners having a further portion thereof that isdisposed forwardly of the front of said panel,

(f) a support that has a portion thereof which is adapted to releasablyreceive a resilient clip that is secured to an indicia to releasablysecure said indicia to said support,

(g) a second support that has a portion thereof which is adapted toreleasably receive a further resilient clip that is secured to a furtherindicia to releasably secure said further indicia to said secondsupport,

(h) interacting surfaces on the first said support and on the first saidportions of said fasteners that engage each other and that resistmovement of said fasteners forwardly through said openings, in saidpanel, in which said fasteners are disposed, and

(i) further interacting surfaces on said second support and on saidfurther portions of said fasteners that engage each other and thatresist movement of said fasteners rearwardly through said openings, insaid panel, in which said fasteners are disposed,

(j) whereby the first said and said second supports and said fastenerscoact with said panel to constitute mutually-interlocking elements thatcan remain in assembled relation with each other despite the applicationto said supports and fasteners of rearwardlydirected andforwardly-directed forces as the first said and said further resilientclips are releasably secured to and separated from said supports,

(k) said fasteners having body portions intermediate the first said andsaid further portions,

(1) said body portions being dimensioned to fit snugly Within saidopenings in said panel,

(In) said body portions of said fasteners [being disposable Within saidopenings in said panel without any need of tools.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 896,926 8/1908Martel 40143 1Q 2,092,508 9/1937 Hammar 40142 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,318,3291/1963 France.

EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner. W. W. NIELSEN, Assistant Examiner.

1. A DISPLAY SIGN WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A PANEL THAT HAS A PLURALITY OFOPENINGS THEREIN, (B) A FASTENER THAT IS DISPOSED WITHIN ONE OF SAIDOPENINGS, (C) A SECOND FASTENER THAT IS DISPOSED WITHIN ANOTHER OF SAIDOPENINGS, (D) EACH OF SAID FASTENERS HAVING A PORTION THEREOF THATPROJECTS OUTWARDLY IN RIGID AND UNYIELDING FASHION BEYOND THE EDGE OFTHE OPENING, IN SAID PANEL, IN WHICH SAID FASTENER IS DISPOSED AND THATCOACTS WITH SAID PANELS TO RESIST MOVEMENT OF SAID FASTENER FORWARDLYTHROUGH SAID OPENING IN SAID PANEL, (E) EACH OF SAID FASTENERS HAVING AFURTHER PORTION THEREOF THAT IS DISPOSED FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT OF SAIDPANEL AND THAT IS DIMENSIONED TO PASS FORWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENING INSAID PANEL, (F) A SUPPORT THAT IS SELECTIVELY SECURABLE TO OR SEPARABLEFROM THE FIRST SAID AND SAID SECOND FASTENERS AND THAT HAS A PORTIONTHEREOF WHICH IS ADAPTED TO RELEASABLY RECEIVE A RESILIENT CLIP THAT ISSECURED TO AN INDICIA TO RELEASABLY SECURE SAID INDICIA TO SAID SUPPORT,(G) SAID SUPPORT BEING TOO LARGE TO PASS THROUGH THE FIRST SAID OR SAIDOTHER OPENING AND BEING DIMENSIONED TO SPAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEFIRST SAID AND SAID OTHER OPENINGS IN SAID PANEL, AND (H) INTERACTINGSURFACES ON SAID SUPPORT AND ON SAID FURTHER PORTIONS OF SAID FASTENERSTHAT RELEASABLY ENGAGE EACH OTHER AND THAT ENABLE SAID SUPPORT TO RESISTMOVEMENT OF SAID FASTENERS REARWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, IN SAIDPANEL, IN WHICH SAID FASTENERS ARE DISPOSED WHENEVER THEY ARE INENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER, (I) WHEREBY THE FIRST SAID AND SAID SECONDFASTENERS CAN BE PASSED FORWARDLY THROUGH SAID ONE OPENING AND SAIDOTHER OPENING UNTIL SAID FURTHER PORTIONS THEREOF ARE DISPOSED FORWARDLYOF SAID PANEL AND SAID INTERACTING SURFACES CAN BE MOVED INTO ENGAGEMENTWITH EACH OTHER SO SAID SUPPORT AND SAID FASTENERS CAN COACT WITH SAIDPANEL TO CONSTITUTE MUTUALLY-INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS THAT CAN REMAIN INASSEMBLED RELATION WITH EACH OTHER DESPITE THE APPLICATION TO SAIDSUPPORT AND FASTENERS OF REARWARDLY-DIRECTED AND FORWARDLY-DIRECTEDFORCES AS SAID RESILIENT CLIP IS RELEASABLY SECURED TO AND SEPARATEDFROM SAID SUPPORT.